All categories

3 years ago

Which of these is NOT a falsifiable hypothesis?

Chemistry

2 answers:

Lady bird [3.3K]3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

Explanation:

The term falsifiable refers to the possibility that a theory or hypothesis can be proven wrong. Each theory has the capacity to be proven wrong through experimentation, however option D has no way of being proven wrong (even though it cannot be proven right), because this theory is about what happened before humans could keep records. So there is no way it can be proven wrong, and hence it is not a falsifiable hypothesis.

pashok25 [27]3 years ago

4 0

D) life on earth was seeded by extraterrestrial aliens

You might be interested in

True or false, cilia and mucus help keep our lungs clean and healthy?

fiasKO [112]

Answer:

It does. They trap particles so they don’t enter.

Explanation:

6 0

3 years ago

How many grams of sodium acetate ( molar mass = 83.06 g/mol ) must be added to 1.00 Liter of a 0.200 M acetic acid solution to m

Pie

Answer: The mass of sodium acetate that must be added is 30.23 grams

Explanation:

To calculate the number of moles for given molarity, we use the equation:

$\text{Molarity of the solution}=\frac{\text{Moles of solute}}{\text{Volume of solution (in L)}}$

Molarity of acetic acid solution = 0.200 M

Volume of solution = 1 L

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$0.200M=\frac{\text{Moles of acetic acid}}{1L}\\\\\text{Moles of acetic acid}=(0.200mol/L\times 1L)=0.200mol$

To calculate the pH of acidic buffer, we use the equation given by Henderson Hasselbalch:

$pH=pK_a+\log(\frac{[\text{salt}]}{[\text{acid}]})$

$pH=pK_a+\log(\frac{[CH_3COONa]}{[CH_3COOH]})$

We are given:

$pK_a$ = negative logarithm of acid dissociation constant of acetic acid = 4.74

$[CH_3COONa]=?mol$

$[CH_3COOH]=0.200mol$

pH = 5.00

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$5=4.74+\log(\frac{[CH_3COONa]}{0.200})$

$[CH_3COONa]=0.364mol$

To calculate the mass of sodium acetate for given number of moles, we use the equation:

$\text{Number of moles}=\frac{\text{Given mass}}{\text{Molar mass}}$

Molar mass of sodium acetate = 83.06 g/mol

Moles of sodium acetate = 0.364 moles

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$0.364mol=\frac{\text{Mass of sodium acetate}}{83.06g/mol}\\\\\text{Mass of sodium acetate}=(0.364mol\times 83.06g/mol)=30.23g$

Hence, the mass of sodium acetate that must be added is 30.23 grams

7 0

3 years ago

A 6 kg rock is sitting at the edge of a 100 m tall cliff. What is the potential energy of the rock with respect to the ground?

Hatshy [7]

Potential energy can be calculated by the formula Pe=mgh. Plug in your values:

Pe=mgh
Pe=(6 kg)(9.8m/s^2)(100 m)
Pe=5880 kg x m^2/s^2, or 5880 Joules

5 0

3 years ago

Identify the correct order of electron transfers in the electron transport chain starting from FADH2.

Damm [24]

Answer:

FADH₂ → Q coenzyme → Complex III → c cytochrome → Complex IV → O₂

Explanation:

During oxidative phosphorylation, the electrons from NADH and FADH₂ are combined with O₂ and the energy released in the process is used to synthesize ATP from ADP.

The components of the electron transport chain are located in the internal part of the mitochondrial membrane in eukaryotic cells, and in the cell membrane in bacteria. The transporters in the electron transport chain are organized into four complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane. A fifth complex then couples these reactions to the ATP synthesis.

Complex II receives the electrons from the succinate, which is an intermediary in the Krebs cycle. These electrons are transferred to the FADH₂ and then to the Q coenzyme. This liposoluble molecule will transport the electrons from Complex II to Complex III. In this complex, the electrons are transferred from the b cytochrome to the c cytochrome. This c cytochrome, which is a peripheric membrane protein located in the external part of the inner membrane, then transports the electrons to Complex IV where finally they are transferred to the oxygen.